Brick veneering structure



May 25,1937. H. J. NACHREINER BRICK VENEERING STRUCTURE Filed Sept. 16,1936 Harry Jj ac/zfliz'nerf %ZW,MWZZZ@ Patented May 25, 1937 UNITEDSTATES eAre r oFFIcE BRICK VENEERING STRUCTURE Harry J. Nachreiner,Lombard, llll. Application September 16, 1936, Serial No. 101,020

6 Claims.

This invention relates to the method and the structure for applying abrick veneering covering to a 'house or other structure at the time itis being built, but more particularly after the structure has beenerected and built.

The principal object of the invention is therefore in the method,apparatus and structure for supporting and applying a brick veneeringstructure in connection with a wall or structure previously built.

A further object of the invention is in providing spaced supportsattachable to the base or foundation of a wall or building, forconnecting or reinforcing them longitudinally of the wall,

" and in providing a reinforced base or structure upon whicha veneeringwall may be erected.

Other objects of the. invention will appear hereinafter, the preferredconstruction, arrangement and method of application being illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a sectional viewillustrating the structure and the method of attaching it to an exist:ing wall;

Fig. 2 is a perspective of one of the supporting brackets;

Fig. 3 is a plan View taken at the top of a foundation showing theconstruction at the corner of a building; and

Fig. l is a sectional View similar to Fig. 1 illustrating amodification.

It is frequently desirable to apply a veneering covering of brick to anold or previously built structure, either a wall or a building, butusually the foundation is flush with the outer wall and affords nosuitable support or base for erecting a wall of brick thereon. Thepresent invention is designed and intended to provide a suitable supportwhich is attachable to the top of a foundation Wall or between thefoundation and the upper, usually wood, or other structure. The supportin this case consists of a number of spaced brackets between which areinforcing concrete structure is erected of sufficient width so thatthe veneering wall of brick or other material can be suitably supportedand erected thereon without requiring any additional support orconnection to the wall above the foundation.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, this invention isrepresented as applied to a wall or side of a building comprising afoundation 6 and an upper wall structure consisting of a lowersupporting beam 1 resting upon the foundation and. a superstructure 8supported by and extending above the beam. Usually the outer face of thewall is substantially flush with the outer face of the foundation and itis impossible to apply a ven-eering cover therefor of brick or othermaterial Without providing a. suitable support. To dig a foundationtrench entirely around the foundation previously erected would be toocostly.

The present invention comprises a series of metal brackets l having alower angularly bent portion l I and an upper right angular oppositelybent portion l2. These brackets are formed of rigidly bent metal stripsor castings of sufiicient width and thickness to properly support a loadand in practicethey are about four inches wide and one-half of an inchthick. The upper bent portion l 2 is inserted in a recess between thefoundation and the wall beam 1 and if there is not enough free spacebetween these parts to insert the end of the bracket, a sufiicient slotmay be quickly made by means of an electric drill or any other suitableimplement so that the upper extremity may be inserted in place with theintermediate portion of the bracket resting tightly against the outerside of the partition.

In each bracket is a reinforcing bolt [3 secured by a welding at itsinner end to the upright or intermediate portion of the bracket andextending at its outer end through the angularly bent portion H andhaving a threaded fastening nut I4 and a washer H) at its outer endwhich projects beyond the outer surface of the bent portion II. On theouter face of the angular portion II is secured an angle spacer bar l6which engages and spaces a form board ll from the outer face of thebracket. 4

When this structure is erected a shallow angular trench is dug in theground H3 at the outer side of the wall or foundation 5 if necessary,the brackets II] are placed in position against the Wall at spaceddistances apart, the form boards I! are secured in position against theoutsides of the brackets from which they are held in spaced position bythe spacer bars l6 and are held against the spacer bars by the fasteningnut l4, its washer l5, and an anti-warping plate l9 which is interposedbetween the washer and the outer face of the board.

When a form structure of this kind is erected along the face of the wallor about the sides and corners of a structure, reinforcing bars 20 ofiron are placed in and between the brackets and resting upon the boltsl3, and a supporting base 2| of concrete is poured in at the top,filling entirely around the brackets and against the form boards I! andagainst the inner face of the wall or foundation 6 between the brackets.

Thus a solid supporting base is provided and if desired a water sheddingblock 22 may be built at the top of the other structure and integralwith it by adding an outer upright 23 and a top angular piece 24 to theouter edge of the form boards in which the concrete is poured. After theconcrete is set these outer pieces 23 and 24 are preferably removed butthe form boards I! which are usually set in the ground may be left inplace. If desired they may be removed after the concrete is set bydisengaging the nuts 14, the washers l5, and the plates I9.

When the supporting base thus provided has suitably hardened and set thecourses of brick 25 may be erected thereon and built up against thewall. The simple brackets shown are sufficient to support a wallapproximately four stories high and for any greater height the number ofbrackets or their sizes may be increased.

To additionally secure the brackets to a wall, a fastening metal strip26 may be welded or otherwise secured to the intermediate or verticalportion of each bracket, extending upwardly beyond the upper right angleportion 12 and having a number of perforations 21 through which nails,screws, or other fastening devices 28 may be inserted into the wall 8and the supporting beam 1.

No modification of the supporting structure is necessary to carry thebrick veneering support at the corners for in such a case the bracketsare located close to the corner as shown in Fig. 3, the reinforcing rodsextending to and overlapping each other at the corner, the form boardsI! extending together at the corner so that the reinforcing structure iscontinued around the corner upheld by the supporting bars and thebrackets adjacent the corner.

Although the upper angular portion 82 is positioned above the outer edgeof the angular portion H in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 4, thisportion may be bent in line with the upper edge of the bracket as shownin Fig. 2 or the intermediate portion may be made longer, depending uponthe height of the top of the foundation above the ground, or whether itis desired to have the veneering support close to the top of thefoundation or below it. It is also obvious that if desired thereinforcing between the brackets may consist of an angular metal platewhich fits as a trough between adjacent brackets and into which theconcrete may be poured. The concrete itself may be pre-formed in angularsections which are then placed between the supporting brackets andeither internally or externally reinforced by metal bars. In any form inwhich it is made a suitable angular support is provided which restsagainst the foundation and is supported by brackets from the top of thefoundation and is of sufficient strength to support a veneering coatingof bricks which are applied thereto and built up against the outer faceof the wall or structure, thus providing a brick veneering coating forexisting wall structures which may be quickly erected with the leastpossible expense and trouble.

I claim:

1. A brick veneering structure for walls and the like comprising aplurality of brackets each having an angular portion at one end adaptedto be inserted at the top of the foundation, an intermediate portion torest against the outside of the foundation, and an angular upwardlyextending portion at the bottom, and a concrete supporting structurebetween the brackets and carried by the upwardly extending bracketportions at the outer side of the wall.

2. A brick veneering structure for a foundation wall or the like,comprising a plurality of brackets spaced apart along the wall, eachbracket having an extremity to rest on top of the wall, and a bentextremity at the bottom extending outwardly from the wall, a concreteform supported by the brackets and extending between them at the outeredges thereof, and a concrete structure molded in the forms, adhering toand supported by the brackets and against the wall for supporting aveneering coating of brick and the like when the concrete is set.

3. The method of applying a veneering coating of brick and the like toan existing wall structure having a foundation which consists inapplying spaced supports against the outer face and supported by the topof the foundation which project beyond the face of the foundation, inconnecting the supports at the outer side of the wall by means of a basewhich is cast in place around the supports, and in erecting upon thebase a veneering coating of brick and the like.

4. The method of applying a brick veneering cover to an existing wallhaving a flush foundation or base which consists in interposing aplurality of spaced supports between the top of the foundation and thebottom of the wall which project beyond the face of the wall, inconnecting the projecting portion of the supports by a reinforced baseof concrete and the like, and in building thereon when the concretebecomes set, a coating of brick and the like which covers the supportsand the reinforced connection between them.

5. In a veneering wall support, a plurality of brackets each bent at oneend to extend over the foundation of the wall and bent at the other endto extend from the outer face of the wall, a form board extending at theouter sides of the outer extensions, means for spacing the board fromeach of the outer supports, means in connection with each of thesupports and extending through the form board for attaching it againstthe spacing means, the structure thus provided affording means forcasting a concrete connecting structure between adjacent supports andsurrounding the supports.

6. In a veneer supporting structure for walls and the like, a pluralityof brackets each having a bent portion to extend over the top of a wallor foundation, an intermediate portion to rest against the outer face ofthe wall, and a lower outwardly extending portion, a bar connected tothe intermediate portion of each support and extending through theoutwardly extending portion thereof. a fastening device at the outer endof each bar, and a spacing bar at the outer side of each outwardlyextending portion of the support and less in height than the outer endof the other bar, the said supports and fastening means being adapted toattach a form board to the outer face of each support and to space itfrom the outer face of the outwardly extending portion of the support toprovide a space for allowing concrete poured in and around the outwardlyextending portion of the support to surround and cover it and to extendbetween adjacent supports.

HARRY J. NACHREINER.

